Pats-Dolphins Preview

It was ugly last year. Not just ugly; horrendous. Tom Brady and the Patriots swept a winless Miami team 49-28 en route to their perfect season in the Patriots-Dolphins matchup in last year’s regular season, the most memorable part of the game being Tom Brady’s record-breaking six touchdown passes while Miami just watched in wonder. Will it be different this year?

Aside from the obvious missing from Sunday’s lineup, it seems as if the same undefeated Patriots are going against the exact same team they slaughtered last year – a winless Miami group. If last week’s Miami-Arizona game was anything of a forecast, the statistics showed the Dolphins gaining just 236 yards while allowing 445 in a 31-10 loss. Compare that to the Patriots’ decisive victory over the Jets and it doesn’t seem like much of a matchup.

Add to this formula the need for the revenge, and the Patriots seem golden. Amid speculation for Sunday’s game, Matt Cassel has one more reason to perform; Miami linebacker Joey Porter labeled Cassel a “backup” quarterback to reporters this week, saying it “shouldn’t be that hard” to beat the Patriots now that Brady is gone. Well, Porter, let’s hope your money’s where your mouth is. For your sake.

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 19, 2008

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